RANDOLPH COUNTY, NC - DEEDS - Abraham Woodward Deed


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State of North Carolina No. 501
To all whom these presents shall come Greetings -
Know ye that wefor and in consideration of the sum of fifty shillings
for every hundred acres herby Granted paid into our Treasury by Abraham
Woodward have given and granted and by these presents do give and grant
unto the said Abraham Woodward a part of Land containing one hundred
and fifty acres lying and being in our County of Randolph on Mountain
fork Carraway waters Beginning at a black oak in William Moores line
then turning Est on said line Twenty Chs crossing several Branches to
black oak in said line then South thirty five chs and thirty four links
to a Stake then West Thirty chs to a Stake in Line then North on said
line twenty four chs and twenty four links to his corner post oak then
west on sd line forty chs to a Stake then north eleven chas to the
beginning -
As by the plat hereunto anexed doth appear together with all trees
woods waters mines minerals hindaments and appurtenances to the said
land belonging or apertaining to hold to the said Abraham Woodward his
heirs and assigns forever - yielding and paying to us such sums of mony
yearly or otherwsie as our General Assembly from time to time may
direct -
Resolved always that the said Abraham Woodward shall cause this grant
to be registered in the Registers office of our said County of Randolph
within twelve months from the Date hereof otherwise the same shall be
void and of no effect
In testimony whereof we have caused these our letters to be made
patenent and seal to be hereunto affixed. Witness Samuel Johnston
Esquire the appointed Captain General and Commander in Chief at
fairfield the eleventh day of May in the thirteenth year of our
Independence and in the year of our Lord one thousand Seven hundred and
Eighty Eight - reg. the 4th of May 1789